SargeMaximus
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Oh damn
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
How many women have you had sex with?
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"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
2Rocky
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oh posh...I've snagged more hide with a bald head than with a full head of hair.
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I should add I’m 50 in a few weeks.
married for 25 years
Reyaj
Master Don Juan
Have you banged others while married?
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Reyaj
Master Don Juan
Why not?
RickTheToad
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Prostitutes don't count.
Reyaj
Master Don Juan
Not counting hookers bud...
Glassguy
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Sorry "bud".....I would never fvck a hooker. These are all chicks that I have dated, hooked up with or spun as plates. Its not terribly hard if you have a decent SMV and are not scared to approach as a single guy in today's dating world.
"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
out of interest, what has been the most lucrative way to meet women for you? online, day time, nightclubs etc?
Reyaj
Master Don Juan
That's a very high number count.. how old are you BUD?
Pierce Manhammer
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Somewhere ~200 when I stopped tracking it a few years ago, I was obsessed enough to keep a spreadsheet to track. At the time I guess I needed it to validate myself, now it seems silly as frak. Quality vs Quantity. Had to see it to believe it I guess. I'm in my 50's.
I’m worth quite a lot. $&&. Divorce is very expensive. Not worth it
lost_blackbird
Master Don Juan
7 total. I’m 48
"She's Out of Your League"
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
I think around 40.
I kind of stopped counting once I was in double figures and I realised fast that a high lay count really didn't mean anything lol. It's just a byproduct of how good looking you are and how often you approach girls (and the standard of girls you go for of course). When I was a virgin I remember being so jealous when I heard of people claim to have slept with hundreds of girls and stuff, but after literally 9 lays or so, that completely disappeared.
I kind of stopped counting once I was in double figures and I realised fast that a high lay count really didn't mean anything lol. It's just a byproduct of how good looking you are and how often you approach girls (and the standard of girls you go for of course). When I was a virgin I remember being so jealous when I heard of people claim to have slept with hundreds of girls and stuff, but after literally 9 lays or so, that completely disappeared.
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TheCharmingGuy
Senior Don Juan
I’m in my mid-twenties so the count is still 10-20. I also still believe in love (though I know most people on this forum don’t and would call me naïve) so I usually get to know the girl a bit first which I think is also uncommon on this forum. Usually I don’t bang on the first date (unless she’s smoking hot) and I don’t do male escorts which I suspect a lot of the people with 500+ counts have. However, I’m not a child and will bang if she asks me to, but I will wait a bit if she does not initiate it.
Reyaj
Master Don Juan
Just be careful and cover your tracks.
You sound like you speak from experience. Care to speak of how it went down?
I’m not at that point I suppose
Glassguy
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44. I was married for 8 years in my late 20s- early 30s. Had slept with probably 60+ women before I was married. Its not hard bug guy. 10 chicks a year when you're spinning plates is child's play.
"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.